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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure-cook
steam
Verb
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In retaliation, the Houthis launched a fusillade of ballistic missiles at the Truman, which turned tail and steamed away, causing another Super Hornet to slide off the deck into the ocean.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025 -
In 1979, the Spartan came steamed into Ludington to unload its cargo and was supposed to enter a relatively short layup.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Pressure-cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure-cook. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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